Castle Baths Questions and Answers- FAQ
FAQ's
What makes Castle Baths special? Why should
we use Castle Bath Products?
Everything you’ll see from Castle Baths is made with
your physical, emotional, and spiritual
well being in mind. In fact, before adding anything to our
line, we first ask:
"How Will This Product Make A Better You?"
Only products passing these three tests will
ever be offered to our customers:
1. The product must serve a specific purpose
2. The product must be beneficial
3. The product must promote emotional, physical, and spiritual
health.
That's why we say. . .
- Products
with Purpose
- Castle Baths, for a better you. . .
- Get Happy, Healthy, and Holy-all in an hour!
Our trademark sums it all up. . .
Spending time with Castle Baths makes SCENTS!
Our USP- tells the truth
Handmade- Naturally Made- Always!
How Castle Baths skin line was born. . .
by Laura Thomas
After a decade of breeding and showing Persian cats, I began
to notice how horrible my hands were starting to look. At
first I thought, I have my mother's hands. But when people
begin to ask me what was the matter with my hands, I realized
that ten years of bathing my kitties using commercial products
full of unhealthy chemicals had taken their toll. My hands
looked twice as old as the rest of me!
It was too late to start wearing gloves, so I went on a quest
to repair them. I immersed myself in books, articles, and
every skin dictionary I could find. I researched skin care
as if I was studying to become a dermatologist. That's when
I concluded that Castle Bathsneeded a skin line in addition
to a bath line. My main question as I developed our skin line
was how I wanted to benefit from the products.
First, I wanted to know what would make my skin look younger
and more vibrant without piling on more products and taking
lots of time. I've never been a huge fan of makeup. I wear
very little and have never worn foundation or face powders.
I always felt they aged a person faster than life itself did.
I still believe this is basically true. But once I hit my
forties and the fine lines began appearing, I became more
aware of my age, and that bothered me.
What I came up with was Castle Bath's Bathsheba BlessMe
Beauty Bar-a soap, face cleaner, exfoliate, toner, and moisturizer,
all in one. Today this beauty bar is called Tre'Yours
Daily Renewal Bar- found on our Soap
page. With this product, there's no need to clean, tone, moisture,
exfoliate once or twice a week, and apply night cream before
bed, if your not workign on anti-aging. Instead, simply wash
your face with this wonderful beauty bar as you are preparing
for your day. After just one use, you should notice a difference.
I know I did! I used it to wash my entire body, and I felt
soft all over. Our Tre'Yours
Mud bar is equally as nice!
Bathsheba
BlessMe Beauty Bar was only part of the solution. It helped
keep my undamaged skin young, but I still needed to reverse
the years of damage to my hands. My face was in its mid-forties,
but my hands were in their sixties! I was determined that
my hands wouldn't tell people that I was older than what my
face said. So I sat down and wrote out everything my hands
needed and set out to develop a product that would meet those
needs.
Today, I use only CB products for my skin, and I now shampoo
my cats daily in CB's all-natural gentle Anna
Designer Line. My hands now show definite signs of healing
and have regained some of the youth those chemicals stole
from my skin over the years.
And that's how Castle Baths skin
line was born!
How Castle Baths researches its products. . .
Did you know that cosmetic companies test on skin grown in
vials and on skin donated from plastic surgery patients? I
think this kind of testing can lead to short-term, but not
long-term results. Since we continue to age long term, we
need to test on live skin under the environmental conditions
that actually surround us.
I try out every new Castle Baths product on myself first.
Once something passes my test, I offer it to family and friends
living in various climates. Using their feedback, I continue
the testing process until I come up with a product that meets
the purpose for which it's designed. Even then, I personally
continue to test to see if there is any way I can make the
product even better.
I continue to do the homework that will allow our products
to continue to improve as they help improve you.
How Castle Baths Dead
Sea salt soaks help the skin. . .
The skin is the body's largest organ. It's a magnificent,
multipurpose organ, but it's also complex. More has been discovered
about the skin and its functions in the last ten years than
in the previous two hundred years.
Until very recently, it was generally believed
that products didn't penetrate the skin. Today, we know that
sweat and oil glands provide a route of entry into the skin.
Dirt and impurities clog sweat pores. Excessive secretion
by oil glands results in acne; too little results in dry skin.
Based on this knowledge, scientists have been developing techniques
to reach the target area within the layers of the skin to
maximize the benefits of skin-care products. This increased
knowledge allows us to see how Dead Sea salts affect the skin
and the benefits of using them.
Dead
Sea salts remove impurities from the pores while pouring
minerals back into the entry target site. Many soaks-for example
our Restoration
Soak-do even more than cleanse and nourish the skin. Adding
aromatherapy to the bathwater has multiple benefits, from
alleviating a headache to releasing stress to soothing
muscular aches.
What is aromatherapy?
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils extracted from plants
for their healing properties. In the belief that aromatherapy
is all about the aroma, many people misuse the word. But aromatherapy
is not about sniffing aromas to feel relaxed. The chemicals
in the makeup of plant essences have unique beneficial properties,
either alone or in combination with others, that are absorbed
by the body. When you bathe in water containing
Essential Oils, you inhale the healing essence
through the nose, then absorb it through the lungs. The skin
also absorbs it while you are soaking, which means that some
baths have to be a little bit longer to achieve the desired
goal.
Why Essential
Oils, but not fragrant oils?
Derived from natural plants, Essentials Oils are known for
their therapeutic values. Fragrant oils, on the other hand,
are man-made and have no therapeutic value. Inhaling them
could actually do more harm than good, as many cause skin
sensitivities and headaches. Fragrance oils should never be
used in aromatherapy.
What about stronger scents?
Essential Oil products made too strong will give you a headache.
Therefore, each Castle Baths blend is made only as strong
as is consistent with keeping the aroma good while preventing
headaches. If you find the scent of your bath too strong,
simply use a little less of the aromatherapy product the next
time.
Are your Essential
Oils really pure?
Yes! We use only the top-of-the-line oils, top therapeutic
grades, unaltered and certified organic or wild crafted.
How fresh are your products?
We make new batches daily, so you can expect the freshest
of fresh when your products arrive.
Why do you use goat's
milk?
Goat's milk is a natural emollient that is high in protein
and triglyceride content and contains vitamin A, B6, B12,
E, and beta-casein. These properties make it an excellent
natural moisturizer that helps hydrate and nourish dry skin.
We do not use canned or dry goats milk powder- we use fresh
organic goats milk.
Why do you use Dead
Sea salt?
Dead Sea bath salts make for the ultimate in luxurious bathing.
Famous for their healing and therapeutic properties, Dead
Sea salts have a higher mineral content than ordinary salts
and contain valuable trace minerals that soften bath water
and gently cleanse the skin. Their therapeutic powers help
relieve aches and pains, prevent stiffness after exercising,
and relax the muscles. Our Dead Sea salts are combined with
pure certified organic Essential Oils for natural aromatherapy
effects.
Do you test?
Every recipe has been thoroughly tested by Castle
Baths owner, Laura Thomas. Some days she becomes waterlogged
from the soaks-but she loves every minute of it! None of our
recipes are ever tested on animals or on test tube skin samples.
We are 100 percent animal and human friendly.
Which of your products are aromatherapeutic?
All of our classic line.
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